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Outsourcing human resource functions may just be the wave of the future.
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By Michael Souza |
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s latest idea for repairing the Rhode Island economy may be his most controversial.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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In 2005, Luz Arteaga Pray took over the Hairspray Salon on Wickenden Street where she had worked for a decade, buying both the business and the building it was located in.
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By Denise Perreault |
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It’s often the case that good business opportunities follow the least-glamorous products – and so it was with
By Patrick Anderson |
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The Smaller Business Association of New England is calling for nominations for the 2013 New England Innovation Awards.
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By PBN Staff
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The story of Purifad typifies the American entrepreneurial dream of starting a family business, recognizing opportunity and embracing change.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Compiling the list of those hurt by the implosion of 38 Studios LLC is easy.
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6/25/12
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Small businesses across Rhode Island are getting a boost from the push to shop local this holiday season. Owners of small shops can’t predict whether unique products and personal attention will peel a substantial number of shoppers away from big-box discounts. But looking at the first leap into holiday shopping, many small-business owners and chamber of commerce executives point to early enthusiasm as a promising sign.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Who could have imagined 12 years ago what would happen to beer: unfiltered Imperial Pale Ales at nearly every bar and liquor stores with rows of fancy brews without a St. Louis or Milwaukee label in sight. At the turn of the millennium, it would be nearly a decade until the term “craft beer” entered the lexicon.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Many people dread completing tax returns. Jacquelyn Tracy savors it. The partner at Mandel and Tracy handles about 200 returns annually for high net-worth individuals – and enjoys every minute of it.
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By Chris Barrett |
